Posted by: devilkarthik on: August 2, 2009
Chamara Kapugedera scored a composed 67 and shared an unbeaten 95 run partnership with Thilan Samaraweera on Saturday to guide Sri Lanka to a six wicket win in the second limited over match against Pakistan. The victory gave the host team a 2-0 lead in the five match series.Chasing a modest 169 to win, Sri [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 31, 2009
Seamers Thilan Thushara and Nuwan Kulasekera ripped through Pakistan’s top order as Sri Lanka won the first One Day International by 36 runs here on Thursday. Left armer Thushara finished with 3-29 and Kulasekera took 2-30 as Pakistan struggled against Sri Lanka’s 232-9 and were bowled out for 196 in 44.4 overs at the Rangiri [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 29, 2009
Half centuries from Shakib Al Hasan and Mohammad Ashraful trumped a maiden One day International hundred from Travis Dowlin, and inspired Bangladesh to a three wicket victory over West Indies in the second ODI on Tuesday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series. Shakib, the Bangladesh captain, struck 65 from 61 balls to [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 27, 2009
Abdur Razzak made a triumphant return to the Bangladesh side when he helped the Tigers win the opening one-day international against West Indies by 52 runs. Razzak, who was prevented from bowling in international cricket in December 2008 due to a suspect action before having his suspension lifted in March, opened the bowling on Sunday [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 25, 2009
Gautam Gambhir’s stay at the top of the ICC Test batsmen ranking lasted just 10 days as Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara grabbed the coveted position from the Indian opener on Saturday. Gambhir had replaced Pakistani run-machine Mohammad Yousuf as the number one Test batsmen on July 15 but Sangakkara’s match-saving 130 run innings in [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 22, 2009
Shoaib Malik scored 106 not out and put on two century stands on Wednesday to help Pakistan reach 300-5 and lead by 366 runs over Sri Lanka at stumps on the third day of the final Test. Malik hit 10 boundaries and two sixes in nearly five hours. He added 119 with Misbah-ul-Haq (65) and [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 10, 2009
Sri Lanka will once again be without spin king Muttiah Muralitharan as they attempt a series-clinching win when the second Test against Pakistan starts on Sunday. The world’s leading Test and one-day bowler missed the first Test in Galle, which Sri Lanka won by 50 runs, after hurting the patella tendon in his right knee [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 8, 2009
Pakistan senior batsman Mohammad Yousuf, who returned to international cricket with a cracking century against Sri Lanka in the first Test, zoomed to the number one spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings. After snapping his ties with the rebel Indian Cricket League, Yousuf marked his return to the national team in style, hitting a [...]
Posted by: devilkarthik on: July 7, 2009
Sri Lanka snatched an incredible win over Pakistan in the first Test, defending a meager 167 runs to claim the series opener by 50 runs on Tuesday. Pakistan resumed the fourth day within sight of a convincing win, needing 97 more runs to win with eight wickets in hand and two days to remaining.But Sri [...]
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